I believe he got probation. The charge related to entering federal property under false pretenses I believe. I don't think their cunning little scheme came to fruition, which is probably what saved him from jail time.

There are people in this world who really, really need to be administered a good ass-kicking, for their own benefit and for the benefit of the world in general. O'Keefe is right near the top of the list of such people.

jigger:Hmm. Not any fan of this guy or anything, but that video only served to make that federal prosecutor look bad. And no prosecuting attorney has any business calling any political activist a coward.

Man, Jim Letten is NOT a man to be farked with. Sure, he's a Republican, but that's neither here nor there in terms of his ultimate badssery as a US attorney. This man took down a ton of corrupt slime - particularly those related to New Orleans - and he was admired by damn near everyone. Think about the US attorney where you live. Do you even know his or her name? Around here he was nearly a celebrity.

Seriously, if I had my pick between an NFL linebacker growling and running at me at full speed, or Jim Letten walking up with an extended hand to politely ask me a few questions, I'd take the linebacker.

jigger:Hmm. Not any fan of this guy or anything, but that video only served to make that federal prosecutor look bad. And no prosecuting attorney has any business calling any political activist a coward.

Oh, hush. Letten was an outstanding US Attorney and rooted out a lot of political corruption here during his tenure.

jigger:Hmm. Not any fan of this guy or anything, but that video only served to make that federal prosecutor look bad. And no prosecuting attorney has any business calling any political activist a coward.

Hmmm - a prosecuting attorney, whose full name appears on every charging document, court decision and legal opinion he's involved in vs. a "political activist" who is legally protected from giving out their name and how much they donated to a political party AND who has gone to great lengths to conceal his identity and purpose from pretty much everyone he speaks at..

jigger:Hmm. Not any fan of this guy or anything, but that video only served to make that federal prosecutor look bad. And no prosecuting attorney has any business calling any political activist a coward.

And if that lying, cock-sucking, ass-licking, farkheaded, shiat for brains James O'Keefe ever meets a real political activist, I hope he advises the activist of the proper decorum of which he should be accorded.

jigger:Hmm. Not any fan of this guy or anything, but that video only served to make that federal prosecutor look bad. And no prosecuting attorney has any business calling any political activist a coward.

That piece of trash O'Keefe is not a political activist any more than he's a journalist.

jigger:Hmm. Not any fan of this guy or anything, but that video only served to make that federal prosecutor look bad. And no prosecuting attorney has any business calling any political activist a coward.

You guys understand that ANY US Atty could bankrupt you if not imprison you given the absence of the rule of law in the US, right? Letten really exposed himself in this episode. ALL US Attys and federal judges should be treated so until they prove by deed that they are loyal to the Constitution and the rule of law. First test, NO cases which depend on jailhouse informants result in convictions. Dox the hell out of all of them.

the_freelance:You guys understand that ANY US Atty could bankrupt you if not imprison you given the absence of the rule of law in the US, right? Letten really exposed himself in this episode. ALL US Attys and federal judges should be treated so until they prove by deed that they are loyal to the Constitution and the rule of law. First test, NO cases which depend on jailhouse informants result in convictions. Dox the hell out of all of them.

cameroncrazy1984:jigger: Hmm. Not any fan of this guy or anything, but that video only served to make that federal prosecutor look bad. And no prosecuting attorney has any business calling any political activist a coward.

You're kidding, right? Why not?

The reason why not is that the district attorney is supposed to be a professional representing the public interest. Not his own interest. Granted he is out of office now but he is a professor and should set an example.

My reading of the situation is that O'Keefe just enraged him nearly beyond reason. There are few faces in the world that are more punchable than O'Keefe. And that of course all plays into O'Keefe's hand and the outburst is probably exactly what he wanted.

A seasoned attorney -- even one that doesn't practice litigation -- should know better.

Giltric:Who knew that a coward risks jail time by breaking federal laws, while a hero uses anonymous online comments to slander and libel people.....

All the civil rights activists would be cowards according to this former attorney.....and all internet trolls, heroes.

While I'm generally a fan of letting anyone and everyone participate in online trolling, having a prosecutor's staff get online and comment about stories on their own cases crosses the line. I'm sure there were perfectly good 2nd Amendment and Obamacare comment sections for them to troll that didn't involve their own active cases.

With the cameras rolling, O'Keefe tried to hand Letten a copy of his book, "Breakthrough: Our Guerilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy." Letten then throws the book back at O'Keefe, an act O'Keefe lables a "minor assault in front of police."